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• Jim Riswold, Creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan Ads, Dies at 66

  04-09-2024 19:01 via nytimes.com
  
  His work for Nike — particularly commercials starring Michael Jordan and Spike Lee — blurred the line between advertising and entertainment.
  
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• The Masters Has Only One Black Golfer. It Didn’t Have to Be This Way.

  14-04-2024 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Tiger Woods said he owes his career to Charlie Sifford, the first Black member of the P.G.A. But the golf world has done far too little to promote Black players.
  
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• At the Masters, Champions Past, Present and Future

  14-04-2024 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Golf enthusiasts regard a trip to the Masters Tournament as the stuff of dreams. Here are photos from this year’s tournament.
  
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• What Did Jon Rahm Choose for the Masters Dinner Menu?

  09-04-2024 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The winner of the most hallowed event in professional golf gets to design the menu (and pay) for the next year’s champions dinner. Jon Rahm, the 2023 winner, supplied a recipe from his grandmother.
  
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• Tiger Woods Introduces His New Brand: Sun Day Red

  13-02-2024 03:08 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Woods is trading in the Nike swoosh he wore for decades for the tiger logo of Sun Day Red, which will be a stand-alone unit within TaylorMade Golf.
  
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• The Sports Illustrated Cover, a Faded Canvas That Once Defined Sports

  25-01-2024 00:30 via nytimes.com
  It used to be the most coveted real estate in sports journalism. But its power to set the agenda disappeared along with its elite photographers.
  
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• Unstoppable in Red: Tiger Woods and Nike at the Masters

  09-01-2024 22:44 via nytimes.com
  As Tiger Woods ends his relationship with Nike, the sporting world will say goodbye to an iconic look that was intimidating in its consistency.
  
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• Mistrust Looms Over PGA Tour as Deadline for Saudi Deal Nears

  15-12-2023 00:27 via nytimes.com
  Rancor within the tour’s board could shape decisions about the final agreement and influence the sport for decades to come.
  
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• Tiger Woods Joins PGA Tour Board in Concession to Player Demands

  01-08-2023 17:13 via nytimes.com
  
  With the addition of Woods, players will outnumber independent directors, giving them the final say in the tour’s plan to form a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund.
  
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• The Economic Case for Taxing Star Athletes

  31-07-2023 21:00 via nytimes.com
  
  How much professional athletes should earn is more than a simple question of supply and demand.
  
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• Jiyai Shin Won a British Open at Royal Liverpool. She’s Got Some Advice.

  19-07-2023 22:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Shin, who won by nine strokes in 2012, walks The Times through five holes that will test the men at the 151st Open.
  
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• Jiyai Shin Won a British Open at Royal Liverpool and She’s Got Some Advice.

  19-07-2023 21:43 via nytimes.com
  
  Shin, who won by nine strokes in 2012, walks The Times through five holes that will test the men at the 151st Open.
  
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• For the British Open, You Just Can’t Forget the Weather

  19-07-2023 11:02 via nytimes.com
  
  The R&A has learned from past mistakes. This year, it’s planning to allow the wind to dictate how the course at Royal Liverpool is set up.
  
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• PGA Tour Says Saudi Wealth Fund Could Put at Least $1 Billion Into Golf Deal

  11-07-2023 21:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The acknowledgment came as two tour leaders went before a Senate subcommittee in a hearing that was sometimes contentious.
  
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• PGA Tour Wanted Greg Norman Ousted as Part of Saudi Deal

  11-07-2023 16:09 via nytimes.com
  
  The American circuit’s efforts were made public in documents that Congress released on Tuesday.
  
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• Tiger Woods, Forced to Miss the U.S. Open, Is Everywhere

  14-06-2023 01:24 via nytimes.com
  
  Who can forget Woods’s U.S. Open win by 15 strokes at Pebble Beach in 2000, or his 19-hole playoff in 2008 at Torrey Pines? “It does feel wrong that he’s not here,” his fellow Californian Max Homa says.
  
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• JPMorgan Seeks to Settle Lawsuit by Jeffrey Epstein Victims

  12-06-2023 14:13 via nytimes.com
  
  After weeks of embarrassing disclosures, the Wall Street giant reached a tentative settlement with the convicted sex offender's victims.
  
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• Golf’s Antitrust Problem Just Got Bigger

  07-06-2023 22:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Regulators were scrutinizing the PGA Tour even before its merger with its Saudi-funded competitor.
  
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• The PGA Tour and LIV Golf Merger, Explained

  07-06-2023 15:58 via nytimes.com
  
  The announced deal to dramatically change golf is far from complete.
  
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• Judge Rules for Tiger Woods in Dispute With Ex-Girlfriend Erica Herman

  18-05-2023 13:25 via nytimes.com
  
  The dispute in a Florida court focused on whether Erica Herman’s claims against the golf star could be heard publicly or only through arbitration.
  
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• At the Masters, Brooks Koepka Holds the Lead and Tiger Woods Withdraws

  09-04-2023 18:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Woods exited the tournament during the third round that finished around noon on Sunday. Koepka held a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm head into the final round.
  
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• Tiger Woods Withdraws from the Masters

  09-04-2023 14:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Augusta National Golf Club announced that Woods had exited the tournament during the third round. It was the second time in less than a year that he withdrew during a major tournament.
  
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• At a Flooded Augusta National, Koepka Builds a Lead and Woods Sinks

  09-04-2023 00:45 via nytimes.com
  
  Third-round play was suspended midafternoon Saturday. Koepka was alone atop the leaderboard, and Woods was at the bottom. Twenty-two strokes separated them.
  
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• Tiger Woods Barely Makes the Cut at the Masters

  08-04-2023 18:54 via nytimes.com
  
  He finished Saturday’s weather-delayed second round at three over par for the tournament, making the Masters cut for a record-tying 23rd straight time. Brooks Koepka led at 12 under.
  
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• At a Soggy Augusta National, Tiger Woods Barely Treads Water

  08-04-2023 18:54 via nytimes.com
  
  He finished Saturday’s weather-delayed second round at three over par for the tournament, making the Masters cut for a record-tying 23rd straight time. Brooks Koepka led at 12 under.
  
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• Masters Leaderboard: Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka Tied on Top

  07-04-2023 14:33 via nytimes.com
  
  Viktor Hovland, Jon Rahm and Brooks Koepka all shot 65s in the opening round of the first Masters of the LIV Golf era.
  
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• Masters Leaderboard: Viktor Hovland, Joe Rahm and Brooks Koepka Tied on Top

  07-04-2023 10:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Viktor Hovland, Joe Rahm and Brooks Koepka all shot 65s in the opening round of the first Masters of the LIV Golf era.
  
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• Augusta National, Playing Easy for Now, Has Three Atop Masters Leaderboard

  07-04-2023 02:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The opening round of the first Masters Tournament of the LIV Golf era ended with a blend of PGA Tour and LIV players tied at the top.
  
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• Tiger Woods, On One Good Leg, Struggles in First Round at the Masters

  07-04-2023 01:55 via nytimes.com
  
  There was nothing easy about the first round of Woods’s 25th Masters Tournament on Thursday. He was in pain and limped, laboring up and down Augusta National’s hills.
  
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• Tiger Woods, On One Good Leg, Struggles to Shoot 74

  07-04-2023 01:30 via nytimes.com
  
  There was nothing easy about the first round of Woods’s 25th Masters Tournament on Thursday. He was in pain and limped, laboring up and down Augusta National’s hills.
  
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• 2023 Masters: Rory McIlroy Looks to Make Up Ground as First Round Begins

  06-04-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, N.C.A.A. champions will be invited to play the Masters, and Larry Mize and Sandy Lyle are preparing to say farewell to the tournament.
  
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• 2023 Masters: McIlroy Looks to Shake Thursday Blues as the Rounds That Count Begin

  06-04-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, N.C.A.A. champions will be invited to play the Masters, and Larry Mize and Sandy Lyle are preparing to say farewell to the tournament.
  
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• A New Twist for the Tradition-Bound Masters: The LIV Golf Era

  06-04-2023 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  LIV, Saudi Arabia’s breakaway league, split men’s professional golf. Now, the drama is coming to one of the sport’s most hallowed stages.
  
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• The 5 Players to Watch at the Masters

  05-04-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  An impressive Scottie Scheffler is in good position to repeat, and Tiger Woods is capable of making another run.
  
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• At the Masters, Tiger Woods Begins to Show Acceptance

  05-04-2023 00:12 via nytimes.com
  
  Last year at Augusta, his first major tournament since his 2021 car wreck, Woods said he thought he could win. This year, he’s not so sure. And he’s OK with that.
  
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• 2023 Masters: Fred Couples Talks About Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy

  04-04-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Jordan Spieth is looking for his first major victory since 2017, and the weather forecast for the Masters Tournament is becoming less encouraging.
  
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• 2023 Masters: Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Are Back

  03-04-2023 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Plus, Rose Zhang won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in breathtaking fashion.
  
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• Forged After a Tumultuous Era, World Golf Championships Fade in Another

  22-03-2023 21:15 via nytimes.com
  
  A match play event in Texas may be the last W.G.C. event, ending an international competition that preceded golf’s high-rolling present.
  
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• Tiger Woods Is Back. He’s Still a Work in Progress.

  17-02-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Woods shot a two-under-par 69 on Thursday at the Genesis Invitational in Southern California. Every stroke amounted to research for the bigger ambitions that still linger.
  
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• Tiger Woods at the Genesis Invitational: How to Watch

  16-02-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Woods, who is expected to play alongside Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas on Thursday and Friday, will be competing in a traditional event for the first time since July.
  
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• PGA Tour Payouts Soar as Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Rains Down Riches

  09-02-2023 22:13 via nytimes.com
  
  A $20 million purse is on the line in Arizona this week — matching, for about a month, a PGA Tour regular-season record.
  
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• On Second Thought, St. Andrews Steps Back From Remodel by Swilcan Bridge

  06-02-2023 23:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Want a patio-like surface by a bridge that’s perhaps more than 700 years old? St. Andrews did, but many others most definitely did not.
  
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• Anthony Kim Was Compared to Tiger Woods. So Why Did He Walk Away From Golf?

  26-01-2023 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Is it OK for an athlete — or anyone, really — to have an extraordinary gift and not use it? The golfer Anthony Kim apparently decided, emphatically, that it is.
  
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• Confidential Records Show a Saudi Golf Tour Built on Far-Fetched Assumptions

  11-12-2022 11:00 via nytimes.com
  McKinsey documents suggest the Saudi league is far off-track for success. Experts say the analysis shows it was never just about profits.
  
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• For 2022, LIV Golf Was the Story

  09-12-2022 17:35 via nytimes.com
  The Saudi-backed tour, which has used big payments to attract players, has upended the gentlemen’s game.
  
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• Plantar Fasciitis: Tiger Woods’s Foot Condition, Explained

  30-11-2022 17:52 via nytimes.com
  Tiger Woods announced he has the common foot condition. Here’s what to know about symptoms, treatment and prevention.
  
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• 5 Memorable Moments from the DP World Tour

  16-11-2022 18:00 via nytimes.com
  The tour turns 50 this year. Here are five tournaments that stand out, including an astonishing comeback by Tiger Woods and a surprise victory by a winless veteran.
  
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• How Bryson DeChambeau Saved Long Drive Golf

  26-09-2022 17:49 via nytimes.com
  The sport is gaining fans among the public and professional golfers, many of whom have adopted its techniques for their own games.
  
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• PGA Stars Seek ‘Some Sort of Unity’ With LIV After Meeting With Tiger Woods

  18-08-2022 01:11 via nytimes.com
  
  Adding to the drama, the LIV golfer Patrick Reed filed a defamation lawsuit against Golf Channel and the commentator Brandel Chamblee, seeking $750 million in damages.
  
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• At the British Open, It’s the PGA Tour Faithful Against LIV Golf

  16-07-2022 00:51 via nytimes.com
  
  “Everybody, it feels like, is against us, and that’s OK,” said Talor Gooch, a LIV golfer tied for eighth at seven under after the second round. Cameron Smith held the lead at 13 under par.
  
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